An artist's depiction of mental illnesses as monsters is being turned into tangible objects - and we want to buy the lot.

Earlier this year, artist Toby Allen released a series of illustrations showing what mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and borderline personality disorder would look like as monsters.

Now, a librarian and sewing extraordinaire from London has transformed Allen's mental illness monsters into collectible soft toys.

Emily Monaghan has launched a kickstarter to raise money to create the mental illness plushies, and so far she's managed to raise over £19,000 - despite her goal being just £1,300.

He also wanted people to see these conditions in a "different and less obscure way".

Monaghan was so taken with Allen's drawings that she got in touch with him last October to see if they could collaborate on a more tangible version - and, hey presto, the mental illness plushies were born.